Speed-regulating mechanism.



INVENTOR r e""L-L ATTH/Vf.

Fammi ocu 18,1910.

J. C. CARPENTER.

SPEED BEGULATIBG MEGHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED IOVQZZ. 1909.

WITNESSES' .l Qumran sauras PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. CARPIENTIER` OF HOUSTON HEIGHTS, TEXAS. I

SPEED-REGULATIN G BIECHANISI'I.

To allurwm 'it may concern:

Be :t known thatA I, JOHN C. CARPENTER, citlzen of the United States, residing at i Houston Heights, in the county of Harrisy [5 -and State of Texas, have invented certain'I I ,n new and useful Improvements in Speed- Regulating Mechanism, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in speed regulators and more particularly to that class at such devices as are designed talle -us-fd on the mi2-ture .throttling'type Vof engines. An illustration of Aits application to a .usengine is given y in the accompanying drawings and described in' this specification.

The obggect of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, by which A1;?. 1 if" the speed .of the engine will be regulated b v i201 a. governor operating -in connection with a iloating control lever to control a motive if fluid valt?, t0 be Operated thereby' i Another' feature resides in the provision of a resilient connection. more particularly V descrlbed hereinafter. for connecting theV floating control lever to either of the other ','three elements of the'deviee.

` With the above and` other objects-in View, my invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction and op- 5'5 :and Tig. :2 a sectional view of the'resilient' eration, an example ofwhich is described in -this specification and illustrated in the acconipanying drawings, in which- Figrre 1 isa side elevation of the device,

connection with the springs removed.

Referring more particularly lo the drawings, wherein lilrenumerals ot reference refer to similar parts in each of the iigures,

4 the numeral 1 refers to a centrifugal govery nor of rwell known construction and responnec'ti'on. This rod 11 is hingedly connected to lever 3- by means of a block 1Q. which has a llongitudinal slot therethrough, through whichirod 11 slides. This rod is held in normal relation to block Z9 by means of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, y1910.

g collars 13 and 13', disposed to press against springs 1l and 14', respectively interposed between collars 13 and 13 and block 12. This resilient mechanism may be used for 5 the connection of either the governor stem, valve. stemr or rod 11 to floating controlV lever 3. v

In the operation of myv device the position of the throttle valve does not correspond to the position of the manual lever, but. is automatically controlled h v the governor so as to admit motive fluid in proper quantity to maintain the speed indicated b v the posi- 'tion of the manual lever. In oher words, the manual lever is set for speed and not for throttle opening, the governor controlling the throttle opening.

The operation of my device is as follows: ll'hen the free end of manual lever 6 is raised to a position corresponding with the engine speed desired. it communicates motion to with. The lever 3 operates upon governor stem 2 as a fulcrum` lowers the vulve stem l and opens valve 5. When the engine is started, the plane of rotation of the governor weights is raised, thus lowering the governor stem :2 and operating to close the valve 5. Any further change in the position of the governor stein will tend to open or close the valve, thus admitting the motive form speed. As the manual lever is attached to lever 3 nearer to the governor stem :2 than to "alve stem 4, it is evident that a movement of the manual lever or governor stem will cause a greater relative movement of .the valve stem and a sensitive governor control of the valve will thus be attained. lVith the governor stem at rest, when the manual lever is raised to its limit it operates to first open the valve and then compress the spring 14. lVh-en the'engine speeds up the governor stem descends and operatesl to first relieve the pressure on spring lil and then to close the valve 5. if, while the engine speed is at its maximum, the manual lever 6 is lowered to its limit, it .tirst operates to close the valve and then compress the spring 14', which is then held compressed, holding the valve closed, until the engine stops. In the operation of this, device,.the control lever 3 operates upon the governor stem 2 and the manual rod 11, alternatively, as fulcrums, in controlling l.the valve action, as hereinbefore described. A z

lever 3 through it.; resilient connection there'.

fluid in'proper quantity tomaintain a uni- 'In constructing the resilient connection,

' the springs 14 and 1l must be sufficiently' yielding to prevent injuryto the mechanism when `the valve has reached its limit of movementin either direction, andjinustfbe suiliciently rigid to overcome the' weight, in-

' ertia andfriction of the valve and transmit positive motion thereto. The springs may be relatively still' and not under stress, or be relatively weak and under considerable stress.

1. In'a speed regulating mechanism, the combination with' a governor device, a man'- ual control device, and-a device for controlling the appication'of power to the elementv whose speed is to be regulated, of an inter i lattenthe connection of one of said devices v manual control device, and adcvice. for

controlling the application efforce to the element 'whose speed is tothe regulated. of an interconnecting device, connected with said speed responsive, mu'nual control and force controllinrtdevicesso as to operate upon the two tormer alternatively, as fulcrams,

and actua'te the latter. the connection of one i vof .said elements to said interconnecting de# vice being resilient. y

3. In a speed regulating mechanism, the combination with a speed responsive device, a manualcontrol rod, and a device for con' trolling the application' of force to the element whose speed is'to be regulated,` of an interconnecting device, connected with said speed responsive device, manual control. rod, and force controlling device, sov as to operate upon the two former alternatively, as fulcrums, and actuate the latter, the connection of one of said elements to said interconnect- 'mg Adevice being resilient.

4. In a speed regulating mechanism, the combination with a speed responsive device, a manual .control lever, and a device for controlling the application of force to the ele-- ment whose speed .is to be regu-lated, of an interconnecting device, connected with said speedV responsivedevice, manual control lever and' force controlling devlce so as to operento erate upon thetwo former alternatively, as fulcrums, and actuate the latter, the c0nnec. tion of one of said elements to said inter4 connecting device being resilient.

5. In a speed ree'ulating mechanism, the combination with a speed responsive device, a manual control device, and a motive fluid valve, of aninterconnectingdevice, connected with said speed responsive device, manual control device and motiv fluid valve so as to operate upon the two foi'ntcr alternatively, as fulcrums,.and actuate thc latter. the connection of one of said elements to said interconnecting device being resilient..

6. In a speed regulating mechanism, the combination with a speed responsive device, a. manual'control device, and a device for controlling the application of force to thel element whose speed is to be regulated, f an interconnecting lever, connected with said speed responsive, nanual control and forcecontrolling devices so as to operate upon the `Y two former alternatively, as fnlcruins, and

actuate the latterthe connection of one ofV said elements to said interconnecting lever being resilient.

.7.- In a speed combination with a manual control -rod and afspe'ed responsive device, of a ,connecting means,'connected thereto-in such a manner crutns, and open and close a` motive fluid valve, having connection with said connecting means and to be operated thereby. tbc connect-ion of one of said elements' to said connecting means being` resilient.

8. In a speed regulating mechanism, the 'combination with a speed responsive device, a motive fluid valve, and a manual control device, of an interconnecting lever, connected with said speed responsive device, motive fluid valve and manual controldevice so as kto operate upon the s ed responsive device and manual control evicc alternatively, as ulcrnms, and control the motive fluid valve, the connection of one of said elements to said lever being resilient..A

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of' ltwo subscribing witnesses. n

.IoHN C. CARPENTER.

Witnesses CHAS. E. HOGANS,

E. C. GUY.

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